Wearing-apparel hanger



March 10, 1931. T 1,795,903'

WEARING APPAREL HANGER Filed June 23, 1930 2 29.1 Fig.2

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IDA A. STEINERfi 0F TOPEKA, KANSAS WEARING-APPAREL HANGER Application filed June 23,

tending, and a single element as supporting therefor.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a rack, consisting of a pair of prongs, each of which radially extend, and being made of a single piece of wire, and a third prong intermediately positioned to the first prongs, and means to avoid horizontal rocking, the third prong having an eXten-- sion at the lower end thereof, functioning as a hook, as additional hanging means for the structure.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a wearing apparel hanger inexpensive to manufacture,simple to attach, and eflicient in service.

These, and other objects will hereinafter be more fully explained, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters apply to like parts in the difieren views. I

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side view.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view at the base of the prongs, parts removed for convenience v of illustration and the attaching plate being removed.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view of Fig. 4 with parts broken away for convenience of illustration and the hook being in cross section taken on the line 5-5.

My invention herein disclosed consists of a pair of prongs 1 integrally connected by a U shaped bend 2. Centrally positioned on the upper extremity of said prongs is a seat element 3 formed by encircling an end portion thereof; the said seat being transversely and axially positioned to the adjacent portion of the prongs. A third prong 4, the upper portion of which is formed similar to the first 1930. Serial No. 463,102.

*said prongs; the lower portion of which has a right angled bent portion as at 5 adapted to seat snugly within the said U bend 2; at the lower termination of the portion bent to a right angle is an abrupt short curvature A to engage snugly on the outside, of the lower extremity of the U bend 2 and from thencea hook element 6 is formed as shown in F igs.- 1, 2, and 4; the last said hook'and prong are made of a single piece of wire and being so A arranged that the said prong A is rigidly sup ported against a lateral rocking movement when all said prongs are attached by means of a plate '7 having a screw 8 in each end thereof as attaching means to a shelf or cleat element 9.

As previously stated the prong elements radially extend, that is to say, the-center prong being positioned atright angles with the cleat element, while the side prongs diverge outward, so that theouter end portions thereof will be spaced from the cleat for the convenience of placing hats and other articles thereon.

While I have shown the prongs to be arcuated, I do not wish to be restricted to that alone, as other shapes may be adopted as outward spacing means for the seat elements and such other modification may be employed as lie within the scope of appended claims.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a wearing apparel hanger, a pair of arcuated prongs made from a single piece of wire, a U bend centrally positioned to the prongs, a single arcuated prong having a portion bent to a right angle to seat snugly V in the U bend, and means to lock the same to the said U bend to avoid lateral rocking of the arcuated portion, a hook element carried by the single prong, and a plate as attaching means for all of said prongs to a cleat.

2. In a wearing apparel hanger, a hanger of the class described, consisting of, a single prong element, and a hookelement being connected by a portion bent to a right angle with respect to the arcuated portion, and a pair of arcuated prongs having a U bent centrally positioned to the arcuated portions as receiving means for the right angled bent portion of the first said prong, and a plate to snugly engage on the U bend and the right angled portion simultaneously as attaching means for the hanger to the edge of a shelf or the like.

3 In a Wearing apparel hanger, as an article of manufacture, a pair of prongs, and a U bend from Which each prong extends and being integrally connected thereto; the prongs diverging from the 'U bend, and a single prong outwardly extending and having a right angled bent portion to seat in the U bend, and an abrupt bent portion to snugly 1 engage With and around the lower portion of :the U bend, and a hook extending from the abrupt bend, and a cleat to bind the .U bend and right angled portions snugly together when the said cleat is attached firmly to a support.

4. In a Wearing apparel hanger, a pair of prongs integrally connected and having a U shaped bend centrally positioned to the prongs, the prongs being positioned at an obtuse angle With relation to each other, and a single prong intermediately positioned, the lower portion of the last said prong being seated in the U shaped bend and having an abrupt curvature ;to seat on the lower extremity of the U shaped bend to avoid rocking of the prong When all of said prongs are at tached firmly to a supporting element, the last said prong having a hook element extending from the abrupt bend, a plate depressed to seat snugly on the U bend as attaching means for the hanger to a supporting element all as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

IDA A. 'STEINER. 

